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Old 5th Feb 2020, 1:59 pm   #21
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Weymouth, Dorset, UK.
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Default Re: Fluorescent Light with BC Light in

The Atlas brand fittings did indeed use a filament lamp instead of a choke, it was part of an effort by them to try to make a lightweight flouro lamp that could be used in domestic settings without the need to install new wiring. I did some experiments a while back using filament lamps as ballasts in 2 and 4 foot fittings it all worked surprisingly well, the tubes were a little dimmer and slower to start but the difference was hardly a big problem. I used 100 and 150 watt bulbs, both worked well
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